Finding out what it means to be Boricua through a genetic & genealogical journey through my family history
In the past, I have written two posts about my family pedigree from different angles. The first was a look at colorized pedigree where I marked in various colors the towns of origins of my ancestors, clustering them by town and generation. My second post was about my family tree but from the perspective of
Etymological Pedigree: Surname Origins Read More »
Last month I had the pleasure of visiting Báguena, Spain for a day after spending some time in Zaragoza. Báguena, however, is a very small town and one that even Spaniards are bound to not know. How did I end up here and why did I visit this quaint town? Well, of course genealogy brought
Travel Tuesday: Báguena, Spain Read More »
Continuing on the topic of surnames, I want to focus today on the surname “Rivera”, my direct paternal line stretching back into Toa Alta’s history for at least 300 years. Continuing this line further back in time has been a tough cookie to crack and so I want to focus on a potential clue that
Rivera Belén / Belén Rivera: A Curious Combo Read More »
In this post I want to focus on a rather interesting surname in my family that I have never seen out of the island: Chéverez (we will talk about its variations in a bit). This is a surname that almost exclusively belongs to Puerto Rico; similarly the surname Lamboy/Laboy does not seem to be very common
Chéverez in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico Read More »
While researching my Magraner family in Lares via various online databases, I came across an interesting record that allowed me to learn more about my ancestor (in this case my ancestor’s brother) and the act of coartación in regards to slavery on the island of Puerto Rico. So in this case I will talk about Gabriel Magraner
Coartación & Slavery in Lares Read More »
Today I want to focus on something I have not seen quite often in Puerto Rican genealogy (at least on my end while researching), which are adoption and or orphaned children. Interestingly enough, my own great-grandfather was orphaned by the age of 13, having lost his father at 9 years old and his mother at
An Orphaned Child: Zoilo Dávila Santiago Read More »
As a member of APG (Association of Professional Genealogists), every year one must complete a certain number of hours as a part of your “continued education”. Currently, the number is set to 12 hours and the professional learning opportunities may range from: “college courses, institutes, conferences, discussion groups, lectures, webinars, online courses (not college), self-directed
Cultural connection – Learning Catalan Read More »
Godt nytår! Or “Happy New Year” in Danish! I was fortunate to have spent the new year in a new country (Denmark), exploring new cities (Copenhagen, Hillerød; Malmö and Lund in Sweden) with new people. However, it is a new year which means new genealogical resolutions! I realized this week that last year’s posts marked
Genealogical Resolutions for 2024! Read More »
And just like that we are at the end of another year! Oh my, time has flown! Wow, already the end of 2023? Another year, just like that!… and all the other phrases we can think of in regards to the passing of time. For me, it has been an “odd” two years – I
Reflecting On My Genealogical Resolutions Of 2023! Read More »
I can not believe that this is already my second to last post for 2023! The year has sped by again (… when doesn’t it?) and I soon wrap my genealogical year with a review of my goals and a genealogical look into 2024. However, to end 2023 I want to focus on one of
A Puerto Rican Look at: AncestryDNA Update (2023) Read More »